“Professional negligence” means the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.
NRS 41A.015
“Professional negligence” defined
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Fierle v. Perez (2009)
Most recently applied in 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 64 - RENOWN REGIONAL MED. CENTER v. DIST. CT. (FREEMAN) (CIVIL) (December 2025)
(Added to NRS by 2004 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 3; A 2015, 2526)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.